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• Zen Sickness, by Zen Master Hakuin

  By Buddhism Now on 12 September 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  Afterwards, however, as I began reflecting upon my everyday behaviour, I could see that the two aspects of my life—the active and the meditative—were totally out of balance. No matter what I was doing, I never felt free or completely at ease. I realised I would have to rekindle a fearless resolve and once again throw myself life and limb together into the Dharma struggle…

• Shakyamuni and Attendant Bodhisattvas

  By Buddhism Now on 9 September 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The intimate scale, informality of the figures’ poses, and landscape setting link the painting to Chan-style depictions of Shakyamuni — the human origin of the Buddha — as an ascetic descending from the mountains just prior to achieving Buddhahood…

• Illusion and truth are not two different things, by Shen Hui

  By Buddhism Now on 2 September 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘All efforts to reach salvation are inadequate, are moves inside samsara’, if only the beings would recognize their own true face as that of the Tathagata whom they so eagerly seek…

• Is there life after death? By Thich Nhat Hanh

  By Buddhism Now on 28 August 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Is there life after death? By Thich Nhat Hanh Short film (about 15 minutes).

• Mishima Pass, Mount Fuji, and the Towering Cypress, by Katsushika Hokusai

  By Buddhism Now on 21 August 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Even Mount Fuji in the distance is dwarfed by the monumental tree…

• What really works? By Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 19 August 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Question: An academic friend of mine has done some research and come up with the theory that the historical Buddha didn’t really live, that the Buddhist teachings were of a later period. Is the personality of the Buddha important for… Read More ›

• Experience your own Awareness: A Conversation on Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Bill Porter

  By Buddhism Now on 16 August 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Short film: A Conversation on Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Bill Porter. About 30 minutes

• A taste of Zen: Heze Shenhui

  By Buddhism Now on 12 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Shenhui thus founded what became known as the Heze (in Japanese, Kataku) school of Zen. The branch largely died out during the early ninth century and is not remembered as a major school. Nevertheless, the doctrine of sudden enlightenment remained a central characteristic that defined the teaching styles and cultural flavour of later Chinese Zen…

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